Hi there, this is an embarrassing one, even by the standards of this forum, but any help would be greatly appreciated!
My boyfriend and I are into both vaginal and anal sex and three months ago he went deeper in me than anyone has before with a ridged sex toy, I think he went past the rectum! When he pulled out, it hurt, and I've been in chronic discomfort ever since.
My main question is, is this an anal fissure? It might be slightly different. Firstly, unlike many fissures, the discomfort is deep inside me, perhaps 4-5 inches inside. And I experience a chronic aching sensation, rather than a stinging sensation, that feels like it affects an area of about an inch.
Also, I've never experienced any blood in the stool, although I gather not all fissures present with this. When I go to the bathroom I experience a combination of aching and just slight stinging sensations, but it could be worse. Afterwards, sometimes I experience more aching than usual for a little bit.
The discomfort level of the ache is sometimes better, sometimes worse, but really hasn't improved overall in the three months since it happened. I experience it 24/7.
I've also had 5-6 more serious flair ups when for maybe 30 minutes to an hour, I experience a lot more aching in the area. This only happened once after going to the bathroom, all the other times were all when in bed, trying to sleep.
Treatment wise, I'm trying to drink a bit more water, taking fibre supplements twice a day, and having daily hot Epsom salt baths. The hot baths help a lot when in them, but pain soon builds again.
I also bought some Dr Greengrass, that I was thinking of trying to work up there deep, but I'm afraid of making it worse. I'm also going to try stool softeners for a couple of weeks at least.
So does this sound like a fissure? Could a deep anal sex injury like this be anything else but a fissure? Because all the information online suggested this is what it would probably be. But I think the pain is coming from the area where the rectum meets the colon.
What else could I try?
Thanks for you help!